Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)71615151414141413131318181716161615151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10483791211208010773696696104102146131337353116110236233229147139
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.66
2:16AM
2.70
2:55PM
2.49
3:30AM
2.55
4:10PM
2.39
4:48AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
0.44
7:59PM
0.51
8:42AM
0.63
9:03PM
0.70
9:52AM
0.75
10:18PM
0.81
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:43-------5:42-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121414121010989121414131110101114151413131211
Feels °C (?)912128676561012121176791112111111109
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